I think that answering your question is very dependent on the situation, and ones personal perspective. For example, if a team misses a milestone due lack of preparation and negligence. What I mean to...

Personally, I do not believe it should be too difficult to design a time line. Of course there will be challenges, but for the most part there should be some sort of precedent where a team can look an...

I have not worked in industry but I am currently working on my senior capstone project where we are developing a device and mimicking how the process would occur in industry (having status meetings, d...

I think a cost-benefit analysis is important to answer your question. Will the risk cost the company more than it will benefit it? Or vise-versa? If the benefit is greater than the cost than the risk ...

You bring up a really good point where you say that a project leader or risk leader develop a strong connection to the project, and therefore continue on with something that is too risky. I think that...

I believe that design input should generally be managed by the marketing team, this is because these individuals have the knowledge to know what is in demand, and therefore will design a product that ...

I am a firm believer that interpersonal skills are crucial in order to succeed in a professional setting. I think that one of the easiest ways to develop these interpersonal skills is by using social ...

I believe that a good project proposal should include the market gap which you are trying to target with your product. Today's technology develops incredibly fast, and because of this, there is a devi...

This is a very interesting topic, as I personally had never imagined projects being outright cancelled due to low priority. In all honesty, I do not see any reason why there should be a cancellation o...

The FDA has regulations in place in order to protect the general public. Therefore, the design process of a product is crucial to its success. I believe that in order to ensure a flawless design proce...

When we met with Dr. Simon in person for the introductory class a portion of the time we spoke about Europe's new regulatory system, and how it has dethroned the FDA as the "big dog." My question is, ...

Using an unapproved medical device seems to me like an ethical issue. If the device fails the patients health could be put at greater risk. If the device is not given a chance the subjects health migh...

This is a very interesting question that most likely has no correct answer. My personal opinion lies within the nature of the product. I think that often times the use of the project is overlooked whe...

I believe that picking the project team is a crucial step towards the success of a project. As people have stated above, there has to be cohesiveness from a technical and interpersonal standpoint in o...

I believe the system is fine as is. During this weeks mini-sim i chose the bluetooth connected glucose meter and pump. Although there has not been a device like this on the market, you can think of th...